"Dy, the kids are asking you to hang out at the billiards place. Can you ride with me? I left my motorbike at the garage this morning, the tire broke."
Aldy put his books that were on the table into his bag and stood up from his seat. "Looks like I won't be coming this time."
Marsel immediately shifted his gaze from his cellphone screen to Aldy. "Why?"
"I have a business."
Marsel looked straight at Aldy. He slowly brought his face closer so that their faces were close to each other. "You haven't been hanging out with us lately. Could it be, do you have a girlfriend? Who? Is she a student of this school? Or maybe it's a girl in this class? Don't tell me you're dating Vina? I saw you were talking with her in the parking lot yesterday. Is it really happen?"
Bukkk!~ …
A hard hit landed on Marsel's stomach that came from Aldy's right fist. Marsel sat back in his chair with both hands holding his stomach, which was twitching in pain from the blow of his best friend's right hand.
"Ouch!~ ... Can you not hit me just once?" Marsel protested, who was still sitting in his chair while Aldy had already walked out of his class.
Lately, Aldy has never joined together with his school gang members. Even Aldy has never again led a war between school gangs because he already succeeding in his goal by destroying the other school gangs in his area that are considered as a strong gang.
The rest, the weak school gang, let Edwin, Marsel, and Zico handle it. Aldy will only intervene if he hears news that another school gang has beaten his school gang. That's where Aldy will join directly into the battlefield.
Aldy walked down the school corridor to the exit, which directly leads to the student parking lot. As usual, all eyes were on the figure of an Aldy. The female students looked at Aldy in amazement and hope, their minds filled with the wish that they could become the wife of a Rizaldy Pradipta.
While the male students looked at Aldy with envious eyes, but no one dared to show it openly in front of Aldy. No one doesn't know that Aldy is the untouchable one of their school gang, the only person that no one at school should provoke.
Even though Aldy himself would not care if someone mocked him openly. It's just a trivial thing that can never ignite an Aldy's anger. For him, anyone is free to have their own opinion about someone or something, but what Aldy cannot tolerate is if someone disturbs the people who matter to him, especially his family.
After arriving at the place where he parked his motorbike, Aldy immediately took the helmet that was hanging in the right side mirror of the sport motorbike with a fairly large engine capacity. He put it on and sat on the motorbike seat. Turning the motor key to the right. He pulled the clutch lever in his left hand, put the gear to number one, and then pulled the gas lever while releasing the clutch lever slowly.
Aldy has a distinctive motor sound, thanks to the drilled-up engine and refined exhaust, making anyone who hears it no longer need to guess who is the student driving the modified sport motorbike.
All the students seemed to pave the way for the motorbike that Aldy rode to pass until Aldy passed the front gate of the school before they resumed their steps.
They just don't want trouble with Aldy. They are all afraid of Aldy without knowing the other side of Rizaldy Pradipdta's personality.
Yep. Behind his harsh and merciless nature, even a sadistic when in the field of mass fights, Aldy is the person who most loves anyone he considers meaningful in his life.
And for some reason, Aldy felt that he loved Maureen, his sister, more than himself, even though they had never spoken to each other before.
Although Aldy has never heard Maureen's voice, he feels that Maureen will become the girl he loves the most in this world. Aldy felt sure about it. Because according to him, that's how an older brother should be, loving his sister with all his heart.
Although the thing that makes Aldy doubt is whether Maureen can accept someone like him as an older brother.
That question, only Maureen knows the correct answer.
All Aldy can do is try, do whatever he can to protect his new family.
***
"Where are you going?" asked Heri, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room while enjoying hot tea made by Bi Sumin, the housekeeper who came every day from morning to evening to take care of the house.
Aldy, who had just stepped down the stairs, immediately walked towards Heri. "To the hospital," Aldy replied while kissing the back of Heri's hand.
Heri smiled broadly. He could feel how much Aldy was watching Maureen. Heri has agreed that Aldy does not need to come to accompany Maureen to the hospital every day, but what happens is that Aldy has his own desire to accompany Maureen almost all the time.
Aldy walked to the garage of his house. And well, his choice was never distracted from the sports motorbike he always drove, no matter how many luxury cars were in his garage.
Just as Aldy sat on the seat of his motorbike, his cell phone vibrated, indicating that someone had called him.
Aldy took out his cellphone from the pocket of his leather jacket and found Marsel's name printed on his cellphone screen. Aldy slides the green button to the right and puts the screen of his cellphone to his ear.
"Dy, where are you?" Marsel asked from across the line without greeting.
"Home. Why?"
"You know Rianti, don't you? The goddess of a girl-only high school near our school, Saint Marry Anne Senior High School? She had a birthday party, and I got an invitation. She also said that I could bring three people with me. Edwin and Zico said that they agreed. How about you?"
"No," Aldy replied briefly while one of his free-hand inserted his motorbike key into the keyhole and turned it to the right. "Bye."
Aldy turned off his cell phone and started his motorbike. But just as he was about to leave his yard, Marsel called him again. Aldy sighed. And for some reason, he picked up the call instead of ignoring it.
"Please, just this once. If you agree to it just this once, I won't ask you for anything more." Marsel whined, which sounded disgusting in Aldy's ears. It felt like he wanted to spray his phone with disinfectant.
"So what if I don't come with you? Besides, it won't make a difference if I go or not."
"That's not the problem, Dy."
"So what's the problem?" now Aldy is waiting for an answer from marsel because he has mentioned the word 'problem', which is a word that Aldy dislikes the most.
"The thing is … How should I say it? Me, Edwin, and Zico can only come as long as you come too."
Aldy frowned at the answer from Marsel. "Huh? What the fuck?"
"Mmm … It's because Rianti, from what I heard, is interested in you. The person who sent me this invitation said, Rianti really wants to meet you," replied Marsel, who said it hesitantly.
Marsel knew that Aldy quite hated things like that. From the beginning of their friendship started, Aldy never mentioned the slightest topic of love.
And now Aldy has a younger sister, who he loves very much even though they have never heard each other's voice before.
Aldy was silent for a moment. In his heart, he wanted to go to the hospital and accompany Maureen. But Marsel kept on whining. And Aldy is also considering the offer that if he accepts Marsel's request, Marsel will no longer beg him for anything, including forcing him to do things he doesn't like.
"Is there a drink at the party?"
"I don't think there will be any alcohol there. Maybe they'll serve Bali Hai Beer."
"Get me Bintang," Yep, everyone's tastes are different. Aldy's choice always falls on Bintang. A locally produced beer that is very affordable compared to the expensive beer that Marsel mentioned earlier.
"You mean you want to come? Are you serious?"
"Pick me up at the hospital." without waiting for a reply from Marsel, Aldy hung up the phone and immediately drove his motorbike to the hospital to accompany Maureen.
Even though it was only for a short time, he still wanted to accompany his sister, who was lying in a coma. That's Aldy. For him, time with Maureen was too precious to be wasted, even though all Maureen did was lay quietly on her bed without responding to anything Aldy said.
Aldy is just an older brother who loves his new family too much.